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Posted by: Mr AwesomePizza
Posted by: RighteousTyrant
Posted by: Mr AwesomePizza
Posted by: coolmike699
Posted by: Achronos
Short answer: context matters.
Remember, the entire rules can be summed up as "Play nice, don't be a jerk." Apply that to the context of the conversation. Is this false information just a friendly joke between a few friends, or is it the post of some tool trying to get his jollies by tricking people into deleting their system32 directory (as an example)? See? Not that hard.
The rule stays as is.[/quote]
So, why can't you simply add the word "maliciously" to the rule? It's one word, and it would make the rule perfectly convey what you mean, without making us guess.My thought as well.
That is all I want. Just a better clarification on the rule.That wouldn't clarify it at all, at least not how you want, because that would imply a judgment of the poster's intent, rather than potential outcomes. Thus creating more confusion, thus defeating the purpose of the initiative. Fine, how about it just says you need to make sure to add "Joking" at the end if you're joking. If you don't, and it's possibly harmful to the other user, they get banned.But what if I say "just kidding" rather than "joking"? Or "just playing" or "just messing around"? They all have the same meaning, but only one is specified in the rules.
See why this is a bad idea?
No.
If it could cause harm to a reasonable person if they were to believe it, then it's malicious, no matter what the true intent is.
Joking that Bungie "is, in fact, a cult" in that other thread is OK, because it's clearly not serious. And even if someone did believe it it wouldn't hurt them.
If someone asks me for computer help, and I post a link to www.spamshocksitevirus.com that says "Helpful Guide", then that's malicious.